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Cornell College
Mt. Vernon, Iowa
1,170 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 1
TOEFL Minimum: 550 Paper / 79 IBT

Academic Calendar
Block System (One course at a time, 9 courses per year)
Some blocks are taught off campus and involve travel. Additional fees apply. See “Off-campus study Opportunities” below.

Fall Semester: late August – mid December (4 blocks on & off campus)
Spring Semester: early January – late May (5 blocks on & off campus)

Orientation Programs
International Students: 1 day
New Students: 6 days

Course Catalogue
http://cornellcollege.edu/registrar/courses
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each semester; others are offered less frequently.

Cornell College Website for International Students
International Student Services: http://www.cornellcollege.edu/intercultural_life/international_admission/international2.shtml

Campus Highlights
Established in 1853, Cornell College is distinctive among in U.S. academic institutions in that it offers a combination of liberal arts study and pre-professional study, in medicine, law, dentistry, and education to name a few, within the focus and flexibility provided by the One-Course-At-A-Time framework. Cornell ranks in the top 7 percent of the nation's 3,600 colleges and universities.

Website: www.cornellcollege.edu/about_cornell/

Community and Volunteer Opportunities
At Cornell College, there are a variety of opportunities to get involved within the local community and become active in student organizations on campus.
Volunteer Services Office
Alternative Spring Break

Off-campus Study Opportunities
At Cornell College students take one course at a time. Most classes are offered on the Cornell College campus, but some take students to other locations in the U.S. and in other countries. (Additional fees required for transportation, etc.) Recent offerings have included international locations, such as the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada (Québec), England, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain; and, within the United States, Chicago, the Florida Keys, Louisiana, Minnesota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
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Surrounding area
The city of Mount Vernon, Iowa, has three National Historic Districts, a main street full of independently owned restruarant and shops. It has easy accessibility to entertainment, culture, and shopping in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City and is four hours from Chicago. Mt. Vernon, Iowa website: www.cityofmtvernon.com/

Cornell Mission Statement
Cornell College endeavors to provide opportunities for pursuing liberal education that allow Cornell students to:

• explore widely the range of human experience and investigate carefully the work of a chosen discipline;
• analyze problems and synthesize solutions;
• integrate theory and practice; and
• read critically, reason effectively, engage creatively, feel deeply, evaluate fairly, respond imaginatively, communicate clearly, and act responsibly.

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